Granted, I must admit that I was expecting a tad more from the 2021 horror comedy titled "Creatures" than what director Tony Jopia actually managed to deliver.
Now, don't get me wrong here, because "Creatures" is certainly a watchable movie, by all means. But that was about it, it was just watchable. "Creatures", as written by writers Andrew Fawn, Stu Jopia and Tony Jopia was just a mediocre storyline. Sure it had potential to be more than it was, but it just failed to deliver where it mattered.
Perhaps it was the amazingly bland character gallery in the movie. I didn't care one bit for any of the characters, and in fact if you were to ask me right now what the names of the characters were, I couldn't tell you. And I just finished watching the movie. I swear, I wouldn't be able to tell you a single name without cheating and looking it up on IMDb.
"Creatures" is an alien movie, and as such you would want to have good, or at the very least fair, creature effects to carry the movie. I must say that the portrayal and showcasing of the creatures in "Creatures" was a mixed affair. Sure, the small furry creature was nicely made and looked cute, but the alien creatures hunting it, now they were a different issue all together. Some of the scenes were God awful to look at, where the CGI was just an eyesore. But then other scenes, where they used dolls or puppets actually worked out well enough.
The acting performances in the movie were adequate. I wasn't familiar with anyone on the cast list, nor can I point out a single actor or actress and say that his or her performance was the best in the movie.
I was not particularly entertained by "Creatures", but I managed to endure it to the end. The whole movie just felt somewhat pointless, to be bluntly honest.
My rating of "Creatures" lands on a generous three out of ten stars.
